Latest News Fall AGU Session (8-12 December '03 San Fancisco). 15.AUG.03 RESAC co-sponsors the second Mid-Atlantic Land Use/Land Cover Conference held at Towson University, in Towson, Maryland, on January 8 and 9, 2004. 15.AUG.03 1.8 million acres in DC region will be developed by 2030, according to new study; Computer model demonstrates potential of growth management NASA Press Release: NEW SATELLITE MAPS PROVIDE PLANNERS IMPROVED URBAN SPRAWL INSIGHT More News > >

Latest Research Stream & Watershed Health Indicators 13.AUG.03 Land Cover Mapping of the Cheasapeake Bay Watershed 10.APR.03 Modeling Future Growth in the Washington, DC-Baltimore Region 1986-2030 Mapping USDA-NASS Crop Data Forest Change in Northern Virginia: 1937-1998 Download a copy of the RESAC Brochure (PDF) More Research > >

The Mid-Atlantic Regional Earth Science Applications Center (RESAC) is one of 7 regional centers funded by NASA's Earth Science Applications Program. The Mid-Atlantic RESAC leverages the UMD Geography Department's expertise in satellite remote sensing and the work of a diverse consortium of 36 partners in Government, Academia, Industry and NGOs to address applications of regional significance. Land Cover Mapping Ecosystem Modeling Planning and Urban Growth Integrated Monitoring Outreach Examples of issues that are being addressed include nutrient runoff to the Chesapeake Bay, urban and residential sprawl, farm and forest productivity, and development and dissemination of information to faciliate improved land management. Project activities are also intended to provide a better understanding of regional impacts of global environmental change, as defined by the National Assessment of the US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) and the Mid-Atlantic Regional Assessment (MARA).

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